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While the Supreme Court attempted to reclaim order in the wake of the deputy PG's resignation, Dutch dredging company Boskalis was accused of environmental crimes by local civil society groups. ...

President Abdulla Yameen and former President Mohamed Nasheed have congratulated India’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on winning India’s general elections. In a message to Prime Minister elect Narendra Modi, President Yameen said he is “elated and has no doubt that India has chosen the most proficient leadership to enter a new era under BJP’s leadership.” [...]...

At today’s hearing of the criminal trial of Home Minister Umar Naseer for ‘disobedience to orders’, his lawyers requested the article under which he is charged be invalidated as being in conflict with the constitution. The article under which Nazeer is being charged is Article 88 (a) of the 1966 Penal Code which criminalises disobedience [...]...

Majority of criminal trials have been cancelled for the third day over legal issues caused by an ongoing leadership vacuum at the independent Prosecutor General’s Office, Minivan News has learned. ...

The party suggested that most Maldivians travelling abroad for jihad were members of the security services, calling upon the authorities to investigate ...

President Abdulla Yameen’s National Security Council held its first meeting on Wednesday. The council is set up under the Military Act to advise the President on matters relating to national security. Defense Minister Mohamed Nazim told local media discussions were held on developing facilities for the military and on compiling policies on national security. He [...]...

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Speaker of the People’s Majlis Abdulla Shahid has thanked all media personnel involved in parliamentary new coverage during the seventeenth People’s Majlis. He made this remark at a meeting with some of the members of the Maldives Broadcasting Commision (MBC) and Maldives Media Council (MMC) at the Majlis yesterday. Shahid assured that with the eighteenth [...]...

The JSC is considering an investigation into a blog post by Judge Mahaz Ali, in which he disagreed with the government's stand on a leadership vacuum at the Prosecutor General's Office. ...

A chef and a baker have won the government’s international women’s day “Rehendhi Award” for “exceptional service to society.” Owner of local restaurant Juwey’s Café and chef Juweyria Wajdhee won recognition for publishing 67 cook books and training 12,000 individuals, while owner of Nashee cakes and baker Aminath Nasheedha won recognition for her 27 years [...]...

As the Maldives national team prepares for the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup, President Abdulla Yameen has offered a reward of MVR1 million for the team if they reach final stages, calling on the nation to show unity beyond political differences in supporting the team....

At today’s hearing of the criminal trial of Home Minister Umar Naseer for ‘disobedience to orders’, his lawyers requested the article under which he is charged be invalidated as being in conflict with the constitution. The article under which Nazeer is being charged is Article 88 (a) of the 1966 Penal Code which criminalises disobedience [...]...

President Abdulla Yameen retains concerns over the inclusion of some public companies in the bill, as sharing the doubts of his predecessor over the parliamentary authority over setting the wages in state institutions....

The long-term effects of a crack in Dhaalu Atoll Meedhoo Island are unknown due to a lack of studies on impacts of industrial action caused cracks in other parts of the country, experts say. ...

The council has teamed up with the army, police, and immigration department to conduct a weekly operation in all the islands, according to local media Haveeru. ...

Acting President of the Maldivian Democratic Party Mohamed Nasheed will give the keynote speech to an Islamic convention in Malaysia next month. ...

Youth leaders from both sides of the political spectrum have criticised the government's policy after the youth minister told regional representatives the government had "hit the ground running" on youth issues. ...

The Criminal Court found the Ungoofaaru constituency MP guilty of embezzling MVR36,818 (US$2,388) from the Ungoofaru Island Council Office. ...

Minister of Defence Mohamed Nazim has told local media that no official offer from India to build a dock yard in the Maldives has been received. Following reports in the Indian media last week that India’s Army Chief General Bikram Singh has offered to build a dockyard worth MVR 7.7 billion (US$ 500 million) in [...]...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency completed the 'Project for Clean Energy Promotion in Malé' with the installation of solar panels at the Ministry of Finance and Treasury today. Some 740 solar panels were installed in 12 government buildings in the capital under the project, launched in late 2011. ...